Agribusiness, Campesino Land Movements, and a Right Wing Coup

Monday, September 18, 2017 - 06:30 PM - 09:30 PM

How did
Paraguay's dictatorship (1954-1989) shape today's social structure and the ways
in which social movements challenge neoliberal policies and conservative
political groups? First introducing contemporary Paraguayan political history
and the ongoing struggle for democracy, the talk will interrogate the rise of a
progressive government and the parliamentary coup that brought it down.
Illuminating the crucial role of the agribusiness sector in driving the
overthrow, as well as the politics of land redistribution that were ultimately
explosive, this talk looks South to inform attendants about the realities
of agricultural justice in neoliberal regimes.